Thursday, January 23, 2025

BRAVE NEW SPIRITS LAUNCHES NEW CASK MASTERS RANGE

The Glasgow-based independent whisky bottler and blender Brave New Spirits, has today announced the launch of the first releases from its new Cask Masters range.

Comprised of eight new single cask whiskies - from a number of different Highland and Speyside distilleries, the new range aims to offer a combination of great character, approachability and affordability.

The New Brave New Spirits Cask Masters Range

Each whisky features maturation or finishing in a wide variety of first-fill casks, including Sherry, Bourbon, White Port, Bordeaux and Muscat wines. Every bottle aims to focus on provenance, with age statements, cask information and bottling dates stated on the individually numbered labels.

The first eight bottlings in the new Brave New Spirits Cask Masters range, are comprised of:

Craigellachie 9 Year Old (48.1% ABV)
Finished in a Chateau Larose-Trintaudon barrique 

Inchmurrin 10 Year Old (48.1% ABV)
Matured in a first-fill American Bourbon barrel

Benrinnes 13 Year Old (51.9% ABV)
Matured in a first-fill Oloroso Sherry hogshead 

Teaninich 14 Year Old (50.1% ABV)
Finished in a first-fill Oloroso Sherry barrique 

Croftengea 8 Year Old (57.9% ABV)
Finished in a first-fill Muscat Blanc barrique 

Tamnavulin 13 Year Old (54.9% ABV)
Finished in a first-fill Tokaj wine barrique 

Blair Athol  13 Year Old (57.3% ABV)
Matured in a first-fill Oloroso Sherry hogshead

Glenlossie 14 Year Old (54.7% ABV)
Matured in a first-fill White Port hogshead 

Commenting on the launch, a spokesperson for Brave New Spirits, said: “The development of the Cask Masters range has been a long-term project for us. Many of our distributors had reported demand from customers for whiskies that combined high quality and great value, and we hope that Cask Masters will appeal to not just to seasoned whisky enthusiasts, but also to those new to the world of independent whisky bottlers. We are looking forward to presenting these new whiskies at festivals around the world, and to supporting retailers and distributors with their events and tastings throughout 2025.”

The new Brave New Spirits Cask Masters range, will be available later this month from specialist retailers, with RRP’s starting from £60.00.


Posted by Steve Rush